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  "id": 7840963,
  "title": "Incarceration may escalate criminal behavior in South Africa",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/incarceration-may-escalate-criminal-behavior-in-south-africa",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-16T18:00:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-incarceration-escalate-criminal-behavior-south.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Allowing petty offenders in South Africa to remain in the community may reduce their risk of committing serious crimes compared with imprisonment, according to a study published in PLOS One by Farai Nyabadza of the University of Johannesburg, South Africa.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}